Foggy Basin

First Christmas as a couple? That's no pressure... riiiight!Mosby Leslie and Tyler Rockwell are adjusting to life as a couple in the small town of Foggy Basin. With their first Christmas together fast approaching, new insecurities make themselves known.What's the perfect gift for the man who has everything? That's what Tyler wants to know because every time he asks the question Mosby's answer is always the same: "I don't need anything." When Tyler finally decides on the perfect gift, why is his mother discouraging him?Mosby's set on making the perfect proposal to Tyler on Christmas Eve when Tyler's mother and biological father return to Foggy Basin to visit. He's planned every step perfectly, but much to Mosby's dismay, it's rare that things go as planned. Can he scramble to make a new plan in time?

Ex-con turned barber Tyler Rockwell works in his mother's beauty salon in small-town California. Every resident of Foggy Basin will happily remind Tyler they know the one thing he wants to put behind him.Mosby Leslie left his old life behind after a tragedy, hiding in the mountains near Foggy Basin, where the fog rolled into the valley like clockwork. Committed to living alone in misery, Mosby fills his days with painting landscapes of the sleepy little village he can see from his front porch and having intense discussions with Barbara Bushy, his only friend.One day while on a supply run, Mosby trips over a crumbling step in front of Shear Bliss Salon, hitting his head. Next thing he knows, a handsome young man is tending to his every need. The shorter, lean man's smiles light up Mosby's sullen world.To stay in the sunshine of Tyler's attention for just a little longer, Mosby pretends to have forgotten who he is and where he lives. What will the barber do when he finds out that under Mosby's long hair and beard is a famous painter who people have been trying to find for over a year? When the fog clears, is there any way the two of them can find Shear Bliss together?Welcome to Foggy Basin. Just passing through? No problem. Here to stay? Well, better find your place. Sit back, relax, and get to know the townsfolk. They love hard and play even harder. Each book is a stand-alone but why not stay and get to know us by reading them all.POSSIBLE TRIGGERS: This story contains scenes depicting sexual harassment in the workplace, and discussions of violence and abuse while incarcerated. Reader discretion is advised. Sam E. Kraemer grew up in a small town in the Midwest. She met a handsome young man who swept her off her feet and to the East Coast where she lives with her family and an aging Yorkshire Terrier named Gus. Sam remains ever grateful to have hit the cosmic jackpot with the life she lives and gives thanks to the Universe every day for it.

Hudson Carter returned to Foggy Basin and now owns his family's hardware store Nuts and Bolts. He not only gained a new business when he moved home, he also found the love of his life.Jack Hulbert loves all the changes his new boss and boyfriend, Hudson, has made to the old, failing hardware store. But as the holiday season gets closer, he wants to do something different this year.Jack is from a big family, while Hudson's an only child. When they're invited to spend Christmas with Jack's family, Hudson is hesitant but willing. When the weather takes a turn there's an even bigger chance of chaos but what's Christmas without chaos?A Foggy Basin Holiday Short Story